When faced with all available alternatives, the consumer will select the one that is ranked the highest. This principle is called:
A. the choice principle.
B. the ranking principle.
C. the consumption principle.
D. the more-is-better principle.
A. the choice principle.
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Refer to Table 3-1. The table above shows the demand schedules for Kona coffee of two individuals (Luke and Ravi) and the rest of the market. At a price of $6, the quantity demanded in the market would be
A) 36 lbs. B) 68 lbs. C) 89 lbs. D) 123 lbs.
Assume there is a decrease in the market demand for a good sold by price-taking firms that are initially producing the profit-maximizing level of output. For the individual firm, this would result in:
A) a decrease in both price and the profit-maximizing quantity of output. B) a decrease in price and increase in the profit-maximizing quantity of output. C) an increase in both price and the profit-maximizing quantity of output. D) an increase in price and decrease in the profit-maximizing quantity of output.